Personal Statement:
I was born Armanita Harriet Ross to slave parents, Harriet Green and Ben Ross, in Dorchester County, Maryland in the 1820’s. Back then it wasn't important to keep documentation of our(the slaves) birth, so I don't know the exact date.I grew up as a slave , and my entire family was enslaved. I worked fro the Brodess family. Even with 9 children, including myself slavery still tore us apart. I married a free black man named John Tubman around 1844, and not far after, I changed my name to Harriet. I had seizures, delusions, and narcoleptic attacks due to a head injury so my owner tried to sell me, but a week later Brodess died. Following his death, my brothers and I fled on September 17, 1849 because we knew we were going to sold. Edward’s widow, Eliza, posted a runaway notice offering a reward for each of us to be returned. We went back on our own, together. However, I managed to escape one more time with the help of the Underground Railroad.The Underground Railroad was a long, taxing trail for slaves to freedom. I took over 19 trips on the railroad looking for m family and helping over 300 slaves to freedom in the process. In 1851, I returned to Dorchester County for the first time since my escape to find my husband John,but he was married to another woman and did not want to come with. In November 1860, I was in search of my sister and her two children as my last trip. When I made it back I found that she had died, and that I did not have enough money to free her kids. So, I made my way up back north with a group of fugitives. I finally settled in Auburn, and married a man named Nelson Davis, a war veteran. In 1874 we adopted our baby girl Gertie.
Issue:
I went against slavery and the fugitive slave law.
Solutions:
Helped over 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad, and helped more flee to Canada after the fugitive slave act was passed. I joined a group of abolitionists, then assisted fugitives in Port Royal and serving as a nurse. I accompanied Montgomery and his troops in rescuing more than 700 slaves-- being the first woman to ever do something like that. For two more years I worked for the Union forces, then when the war was over I returned to my home in Auburn, New York. In my later years, I worked to promote women’s suffrage. I began attending meetings of suffragist organizations, and I was soon working alongside inspirational women like Susan B. Anthony and Emily Howland. I traveled to New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C. to speak out in favor of women’s voting rights.
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I was born Armanita Harriet Ross to slave parents, Harriet Green and Ben Ross, in Dorchester County, Maryland in the 1820’s. Back then it wasn't important to keep documentation of our(the slaves) birth, so I don't know the exact date.I grew up as a slave , and my entire family was enslaved. I worked fro the Brodess family. Even with 9 children, including myself slavery still tore us apart. I married a free black man named John Tubman around 1844, and not far after, I changed my name to Harriet. I had seizures, delusions, and narcoleptic attacks due to a head injury so my owner tried to sell me, but a week later Brodess died. Following his death, my brothers and I fled on September 17, 1849 because we knew we were going to sold. Edward’s widow, Eliza, posted a runaway notice offering a reward for each of us to be returned. We went back on our own, together. However, I managed to escape one more time with the help of the Underground Railroad.The Underground Railroad was a long, taxing trail for slaves to freedom. I took over 19 trips on the railroad looking for m family and helping over 300 slaves to freedom in the process. In 1851, I returned to Dorchester County for the first time since my escape to find my husband John,but he was married to another woman and did not want to come with. In November 1860, I was in search of my sister and her two children as my last trip. When I made it back I found that she had died, and that I did not have enough money to free her kids. So, I made my way up back north with a group of fugitives. I finally settled in Auburn, and married a man named Nelson Davis, a war veteran. In 1874 we adopted our baby girl Gertie.
Issue:
I went against slavery and the fugitive slave law.
Solutions:
Helped over 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad, and helped more flee to Canada after the fugitive slave act was passed. I joined a group of abolitionists, then assisted fugitives in Port Royal and serving as a nurse. I accompanied Montgomery and his troops in rescuing more than 700 slaves-- being the first woman to ever do something like that. For two more years I worked for the Union forces, then when the war was over I returned to my home in Auburn, New York. In my later years, I worked to promote women’s suffrage. I began attending meetings of suffragist organizations, and I was soon working alongside inspirational women like Susan B. Anthony and Emily Howland. I traveled to New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C. to speak out in favor of women’s voting rights.
Relationships with Others:
I would sit with Susan B. Anthony, Emily Howland, and anyone else like them.
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